Description: 1. Background of Data Communications and Terminology. 2. Basics of Information Flow. 3. Carriers, Services, and Regulations. 4. Communications Media. 5. Interfaces. 6. Circuit Types and Their Uses. 7. Data Codes. 8. Synchronous and Asynchronous. 9. Protocols. 10. Modems and Modulation. 11. Multiplexers. 12. Other Network Hardware. 13. Data Transmission Integrity, Forward Error Correction, Compression, and Encryption. 14. Voice and Data Switching. 15. Local Area Networks (LANs) Background and Overview. 16. The Digital World with ISDN. 17. Packet Switching. 18. Network Architectures. 19. Satellites, Video, Radio, Facsimile, and Microwave. 20. Communications System Transactions, Applications, and Formats. 21. Transmission Bandwidths and Impairments. 22. Network Management and Control. 23. Design Considerations. 24. System Implementation and Support. Appendices: Organization Addresses. Data Communications Reference Texts. Glossary. Index.

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